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Our brief brush with fame:
We were lucky enough to have folks from our local newspaper at our jam to help us spread the word about how nice an instrument the dulcimer is. You can see and hear what they did here.
Here are some of our favorite artist's sites:
Check their sites for tab, workshop opportunities, lesson books/cds and great tips.
These are great resources:
check out our friends at North Georgia Foothills Dulcimer Associations Great tab and blog!
Mountain dulcimer builders:
http://www.mcspaddendulcimers.com/
http://www.bluelioninstruments.com/
http://www.folkcraft.com/
http://www.tomyocky.com/index1.html
http://www.strothers.com/SW_Dulcimers.htm
Gila Mountain Dulcimers
Cardboard Dulcimers from Backyard Music
Hammered dulcimer builders:
http://www.dustystrings.com/building/hdulcimers.shtml
http://www.woodnstrings.com/
http://www.songofthewood.com/
Hammered dulcimer hammers:
http://hammerdulcimer.homestead.com/BedardHammers.html
http://www.dustystrings.com/building/harp_accessories.shtml
Music store in Seattle that sells McSpadden mountain dulcimers, Dusty Strings hammered dulcimers and harps, many other instruments, tab books, and accessories (a fun place to visit):
http://www.dustystrings.com/
Music store in Portland that sells mountain and hammered dulcimers, as well as a varietyof other instruments:
Artichoke Music
Online stores that sell dulcimers, tab books, picks, and accessories:
http://www.prussiavalley.com/
http://www.elderly.com/
Online store that sells instructional DVDs and CDs/tab:
http://www.homespuntapes.com/
, the magazine for dulcimer enthusiasts:
http://www.dpnews.com/
Online store that sells music stands and dulcimer bags:
http://www.dulcimerbaglady.com/
http://www.dulcimerbaglady.com/musicstands.htm
More Sites:
You-Tube is a perfectly entertaining, musically related ways to kill a few minutes. Start with these, but you will find bazillions of similar related clips.
Let us know of any fun links we should add or if any of our links need to be updated.
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